Surface ruptures of the Mw 6.8 March 2011 Tarlay earthquake, Eastern Myanmar

• Main Authors: Tun, Soe Thura, Wang, Yu, Khaing, Saw Ngwe, Thant, Myo, Htay, Nyunt, Htwe, Yin Myo Min, Myint, Than, Sieh, Kerry
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103609; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24569
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Field observations indicate the Mw 6.8 Tarlay, Myanmar, earthquake of 24 March 2011 resulted from the rupture of a short section of the left‐lateral Nam Ma fault. We document coseismic left‐lateral offsets that range from approximately 10 cm to about 2 m along a 19 km long section of the fault, base...